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The design, analysis, and simulation of an optimized all-optical AND gate using a Y-shaped plasmonic waveguide for high-speed computing devices

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All-optical logic gates have proven their significance in the digital world for the implementation of high-speed computations. We propose herein a novel structure for an all-optical AND gate using the concept of a power combiner based on a Y-shaped metal–insulator–metal waveguide with a 4 µm × 7 µm footprint. This design works based on the principle of linear interference. The insertion loss and extinction ratio of the design are given as 0.165 and 14.11 dB, respectively. The design is analyzed by using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and verified using MATLAB. The minimized structure can be used to design any complex logic circuit to achieve better performance in the future.

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This work was supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board, India (grant no. TAR/2018/000051).

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Godavari Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chaitanya Knowledge City, East Godavari, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, 533296, India

    Surya Pavan Kumar Anguluri & Srinivas Raja Banda

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Ravindra College of Engineering for Women, Nandikotkur Road, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, 518452, India

    Sabbi Vamshi Krishna

  3. Photonics Lab, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, G. Pullaiah College of Engineering and Technology, Nandikotkur Road, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, 518002, India

    Sandip Swarnakar

  4. Department of Electrical and Electronics and Communication Engineering, DIT University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248009, India

    Santosh Kumar

  5. Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, Shandong, China

    Santosh Kumar

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Anguluri, S.P.K., Banda, S.R., Krishna, S.V. et al. The design, analysis, and simulation of an optimized all-optical AND gate using a Y-shaped plasmonic waveguide for high-speed computing devices. J Comput Electron 20, 1892–1899 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-021-01748-x

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